Grey Systems: Theory and Application: Volume 2 Issue 2

A brief introduction to grey systems theory

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the elementary concepts and fundamental principles of grey systems and the main components of grey systems theory. Also to discuss the…

Maximizing bidder's profit in online auctions using grey system theory's predictor agent

As the demand for online auctions increases, the process of monitoring multiple auction houses, deciding which auction to participate in and making the right bids, become…

Chaotic dynamics and chaos control in differentiated Bertrand model with heterogeneous players

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the chaotic dynamics behaviours and chaos control of differentiated Bertrand model.

Generalized accumulated GM(1,1) cosine model and its application

In practical engineering, there are various sequences. The purpose of this paper is to improve and put forward a new model.

Analysis of the income elasticity of the consumer demand of Chinese rural residents and prediction of its trend

The purpose of this paper is to research the status quo and future trend of the income elasticity of consumer demand of Chinese rural residents.

Privacy preserving method based on GM(1,1) and its application to clustering

The purpose of this paper is to provide a privacy preserving method based on grey model and apply it to clustering, so that the privacy of the individuals can be protected while…

Parameters optimization of GM(1,1) model based on artificial fish swarm algorithm

The purpose of this paper is to enhance the forecast precision of GM(1,1) model using an improved artificial fish swarm algorithm.

Research on construction and application of the GM(1,1) forecast model of Olympics track and field achievements

The paper attempts to establish GM(1,1) grey prediction model group for the top three Olympic track and field sports performance, and to predict the 30th London Olympic track and…

The optimized GPM(1,1) for forecasting small sample oscillating series

The purpose of this paper is to provide a modeling approach using grey power model with first‐order one‐variable (abbreviated as GPM(1,1)) for forecasting small sample oscillating…

Selection of reverse‐logistics servicer for electronic products with fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method

The purpose of this paper is to establish an evaluation index system to select the reverse‐logistics servicer of electronic products, based on characteristics of electronic…

Attribute reduction and decision‐making model based on gray dual‐information

The purpose of this paper is to research attribute reduction and decision making by gray dual‐information, taking into account the attribute reduction of attribute decision…

Grey relational analysis between firm's current situation and its possible causes: A bankruptcy syndrome approach

By making an analogy with the human body, the purpose of this paper is to underline the relations between a firm's failure causes and its current situation, in terms of the…

Coordination of incentive conflict based on Grey‐Stackelberg model under the main manufacturers‐suppliers model

The purpose of this paper is to find an incentive strategy to enhance the interests of the main manufacturer by inducing the suppliers to conflict the fixed incentive provided by…

Multi‐objective location‐routing problem of reverse logistics based on GRA with entropy weight

The purpose of this paper is to realize a multi‐objective location‐routing network optimization in reverse logistics using particle swarm optimization based on grey relational…

A multi‐objective programming approach to solve grey linear programming

The purpose of this paper is to extend an approach to solve linear programming problems with grey data and variables, based on a developed multi‐objective programming approach.

Grey relational evaluation of innovation competency in an aviation industry cluster

The purpose of this paper is to propose an evaluation model for evaluating the innovation competency in the Yanliang Aviation Industry Park, which is a typical example of an…

Applying fuzzy grey relational analysis for ranking the advanced manufacturing systems

Advanced manufacturing system (AMS) offers opportunities for industries to improve their technology, flexibility and profitability through a highly efficient and focused approach…

Identification and evaluation of active fault in the reservoir head of Three Gorges Project based on grey statistical model

The purpose of this paper is to apply grey statistical model to identify and classify live fault rupture.

The grey relational analysis of influential factors for Chinese medicine in general hospital

The purpose of this paper is to strengthen and standardize general hospital use of traditional Chinese medicine, strengthen the inner construction, highlight the characteristics…

A multi‐attribute decision analysis method based on rough sets dealing with uncertain information

The purpose of this paper is to propose a multi‐attribute decision‐making method based on the concept of extended dominance relation and variable precision rough sets.

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